Thailand's Supreme Court unaminously convicted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia on Wednesday, sentencing her to five years in prison for mismanaging a rice subsidy scheme resulting in billions lost. According to the Court, "The accused knew...
Ireland's government on Tuesday announced plans to hold a referendum next year regarding its strict abortion laws. Citizens are urging the government to amend the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, which dictates that an unborn child and...
The Hong Kong High Court of Appeal ruled Monday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa to join her partner who works in the city. The court effectively overturned the decision of the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by more than 100 Seattle police officers who claimed the city's new guidelines on using force jeopardized their safety, ruling...
Six immigrants filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the Trump administration's decision to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) , arguing that the Trump administration did not follow proper administrative procedure....
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked two lower court rulings that mandated the redrawing of Texas congressional and state legislative districts . Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Stephen Breyer would have denied the application...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will be not pursue charges against the six Baltimore police officers for the death of Freddie Gray, finding there was insufficient evidence prove beyond a...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called the situation in Myanmar "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 36th regular session Monday. During his...
A Guatemalan congressional committee on Sunday recommended that President Jimmy Morales' immunity should be voided so the attorney general and the UN can investigate illegal campaign financing allegations. According to the attorney general and head of the International Commission against...
The European Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Slovakia and Hungary must host asylum seekers as a part of the EU migration policy . Slovakia and Hungary filed a complaint arguing that it was...
